156. O ye who believe! Be not like the Unbelievers, Who say of their brethren, When they are travelling Through the earth or engaged In fighting: "If they had stayed With us, they would not Have died, or been slain."This that God may make it A cause of sighs and regrets In their hearts. It is God That gives Life and Death, And God sees well All that ye do.

159. It is part of the Mercy Of God that thou dost deal Gently with them. Wert thou severe Or harsh-hearted, They would have broken away From about thee: so pass over (Their faults), and ask For (God's) forgiveness For them; and consult Them in affairs (of moment). Then, when thou hast Taken a decision, Put thy trust in God.For God loves those Who put their trust (in Him).

161. No prophet could (ever) Be false to his trust. If any person is so false, He shall, on the Day Of Judgment, restore What he misappropriated; Then shall every soul Receive its due,— Whatever it earned,— And none shall be Dealt with unjustly.

164. God did confer A great favourOn the Believers When He sent among them An Apostle from among Themselves, rehearsing Unto them the Signs Of God, sanctifying them, And instructing them In Scripture and Wisdom, While, before that, They had been In manifest error.

165. What! When a single Disaster smites you, Although ye smote (your enemies) With one twice as great, Do ye say?— "Whence is this?" Say (to them): "It is from yourselves: For God hath power Over all things."

167. And the Hypocrites also. These were told: "Come, Fight in the way of God, Or (at least) drive (The foe from Your city)." They said: "Had we known How to fight, we should Certainly have followed you."They were that day Nearer to Unbelief Than to Faith, Saying with their lips What was not in their hearts. But God hath full knowledge Of all they conceal.

168. (They are) the ones that say, (Of their brethren slain), While they themselves Sit (at ease): "If only They had listened to us, They would not have been slain." Say: "Avert death From your own selves, If ye speak the truth."

170. They rejoice in the Bounty Provided by God: And with regard to those Left behind, who have not Yet joined them (in their bliss), The (Martyrs) glory in the fact That on them is no fear, Nor have they (cause to) grieve.